For this broadcast, Crimes of the Century radio co-hosts had the pleasure of speaking with Jesse Lava, Campaign Director for Beyond Bars, a nonprofit advocate working to end mass incarceration in America. Beyond Bars recently released "Our Turn to Dream", described as "a film in honor of the 50th Anniversary of MLK, Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech".
Joined by Estefan Garcia, co-founder of "American Inner-City Builders" which employs ex-offenders, Crimes of the Century radio co-hosts explore the perils of parole in America. Their discussion reveals that parole in America is a "vicious cycle" that does not reduce crime or recidivism and is primarily a system of government oppression. Orange is truly the new Black!
Crimes of the Century radio co-hosts explore the state of medical care in U.S. prisons during this broadcast titled "Department of Corrections, Unless You Need Serious Medical Treatment?!?!" Joined by a licensed correctional officer, COC co-hosts, including noted prisoner abolitionist Dr. Roxanne Greschner, consider the extent to which prison medical staff and/or prison facilities themselves can be liable for grossly inadequate medical treatment of prisoners.
In this broadcast, Crimes of the Century co-hosts examine the good, bad, and ugly of Lafler v. Cooper, the U.S. Supreme Court case confirming criminal defendants' right to effective legal assistance during plea bargaining. Most shabby lawyers are safe from ridicule despite the decision. But Justice Scalia seems to think it turns America's criminal justice system into a loose slot machine, spewing "get out of jail free" passes to criminal hustlers!
